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obstinate definition

ob·sti·nate (äb′stə nət)

adjective

  1. unreasonably determined to have one's own way; not yielding to reason or plea; stubborn; dogged; mulish
  2. resisting remedy or treatment an obstinate fever
  3. not easily subdued, ended, etc.

Etymology: ME < L obstinatus, pp. of obstinare, to resolve on < obstare, to stand against, oppose < ob- (see ob-) + stare, to stand

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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